Arun Gupta

Dr. Arun Gupta is co-founder and central coordinator of the Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India, an affiliate of the International Baby Food Action Network for Asia. A member of the prime minister's Council for India’s Nutrition Challenges, Gupta gave up his private practice to promote breastfeeding and bring this issue to the forefront of social and political discussions in India and abroad.

Latest Articles

Let's not be silent about breast-feeding

over 12 years ago // Contributor: Arun Gupta

At least $17 billion would be needed to implement the interventions necessary to universalize breast-feeding, according to the International Baby Food Action Network. But if we did so, in the long run we would save money by investing in our health, a global health specialist writes in a guest opinion for Devex.

Breastfeeding needs more aid

over 12 years ago // World Breastfeeding Week

Despite the obvious health benefits, breastfeeding is declining all over the world, and the aid community must take action immediately. In a guest opinion for Devex to mark World Breastfeeding Week, Dr. Arun Gupta from IBFAN India calls on donors and aid organizations to do more to support the single most effective intervention to save children’s lives.

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